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AMD to deploy Helios AI systems globally, India among key markets

Computer chipset firm AMD expects the deployment of its latest GPU-based high-performance computing platform Helios to begin in the second half of this year across several countries, including India, a top company official said. The company aims to capitalise on the demand for AI and proposed data centre capacity ramp-up by global technology giants. AMD, senior director for data centre GPU product marketing, Mahesh Balasubramanian, told PTI that a single Helios rack integrates 72 interconnected MI455X (AMD GPUs) accelerators, delivering up to 2.9 exaflops of FP4 (number format used in AI) compute performance per rack. The expected deployment timeline refers to global customer deployments of Helios systems, including India. Initial deployments are expected to begin in the second half of 2026, Balasubramanian said. The demand for GPUs (Graphics processing units) has skyrocketed after the massive demand for AI across the world, and US chip company Nvidia dominates the market with ove

'China could see widespread use of brain-computer tech in 3-5 years'

Beijing elevated BCIs to a core future strategic industry in its new five-year plan released this week, placing it alongside sectors such as quantum, embodied AI, 6G and nuclear fusion

BenQ launches 2K gaming monitor in India with 200Hz refresh rate: Features

The new BenQ EW270Q features a 27-inch QHD IPS panel with 200Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, USB-C with 65W charging, built-in speakers and AMD FreeSync Premium support

Diamonds help cool computer chips, enabling faster AI, high-performance

The dirty secret in chips is that more than half of all energy is wasted as leakage current at the transistor level, said R Martin Roscheisen, an electrical engineer

Adobe Firefly adds AI sound, avatars, and motion tools for video creation

Adobe enhances Firefly with AI-generated sound effects, avatars, improved motion fidelity, and new editing tools to simplify and speed up video creation workflows

Standing Committee on Home Affairs to meet today, discuss cybercrime

The panel will meet on the subject of 'Cyber Crime - ramifications, protection and prevention' and hear the views of ministries and organisations. The Committee will again meet on Friday

World's first silicon-free computer proves potential for future replacement

Researchers have built a computer from scratch without silicon, a "milestone" in showing that it is possible to one day replace the material that fuelled the bulk of technology advancements over the past half a century, by making devices smaller and faster. Built at a nanofabrication unit at The Pennsylvania State University in the US, the research team has demonstrated the successful working of the world's first CMOS computer made using two-dimensional materials, which are paper-thin, but at the nano-level. It is described in a paper in the journal Nature. 'Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor', or CMOS, is widely used in designing electronic circuits. It consumes low power and accommodates more components. The development is acknowledged as pioneering and a starting point in creating not just alternatives to silicon, but a roadmap for a new generation of still smaller, more flexible electronics. Saptarshi Das, professor of engineering science and mechanics at the The Pennsylva

US charges 12 Chinese contract hackers in computer intrusion campaigns

Furthermore, the US imposed sanctions on the Shanghai-based malicious cyber actor and data broker, Zhou Shuai and his company

Dell forecasts downbeat Q4 revenue on weak PC demand, rival competition

Dell forecast fourth-quarter revenue between $24 billion and $25 billion, average analyst estimate is $25.57 billion, according to data compiled by LSEG

Blue Screen of Death: Global outage that led to Windows 10 crash explained

An outage of CrowdStrike has caused a global disruption for users of Microsoft Windows computers, affecting businesses and individuals across Australia, Japan, India and other countries

Meity calls for plans on India-EU cooperation on high-performance computing

The objective of the joint call is to create solutions and use cases in the mutual areas of interest using high-performance computing, said the ministry

No import restrictions on certain IT products like desktop computers: DGFT

The government has clarified that there are no import restrictions on certain IT hardware products such as desktop computers. In a circular to customs authorities and industry, the commerce ministry arm Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has said only the import of laptops, tablets, all-in-one personal computers, ultra small form factor computers and servers is restricted and imports of these goods are allowed against a valid import authorisation. "The given import restriction does not apply to any other goods such as desktop computers, etc, under the tariff head 8471," it said. In international trade parlance, every product is categorised under an HSN (Harmonised System of Nomenclature) code, or tariff heads. It helps in systematic classification of goods across the globe. HS Code 8471 includes products related to automatic data processing machines and units. It includes a mouse, printers, scanners, and CD drives. In August 2023, the government imposed restrictions on ..

Smarter and better with GenAI: What is coming to your phone in 2024

This will be the year when the power of generative artificial intelligence will come embedded in our phones. You could use as a personal assistant to get quicker answers to queries

HP partners with Google to manufacture Chromebooks for Indian market

The devices manufactured in India will be sold solely in the Indian market and will not be exported to other countries

Curb on imports may have cascading effect on second-hand laptop prices

All prominent PC companies like Lenovo, Apple, Dell and HP import laptops to meet the demand in the country

AI Appreciation Day: Industry cheers algorithms shaping new revolution

Making machines think like human minds has always been an idea that fascinated researchers since the inception of computing

Indian tech firms expand upskilling, talent hunt for Rust programming

Currently, almost 2.8 million coders are writing in the Rust programming language

Asus A5402 all-in-one desktop series launched in India: Know price, specs

Powered by 13th gen Intel Core processor, the Asus A5402 AIO is configurable with up to 16GB DDR4 RAM

IT hardware players to lose on PLI incentives for failing to meet targets

Under revised scheme, 5% penalty to be deducted from amount due if actual PLI figure for a year is 25-50% lower; if shortfall exceeds 50%, then penalty is 10%

Developer creates tool that emulates old iPhone games on computer

A developer has created a tool that can emulate old iPhone games on a computer